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he made a statement this morning at the vatican. "after having repeatedly examined my con vens before god, i have come to the certainty that my strengths due to an advanced age are no longer suited to an adequate exercise of the petrine ministry." last day is february 28th. pope benedict will be 86 in april. the last pope to resign was in 1415, 600 years ago. >> we listened to a live press conference from the vatican, in which we didn't get more answers about exactly why. what is this ill health that the pope has. we're trying to get more details on that. 48 minutes past the hour. homes and buildings simply shredded. families and businesses in southern mississippi are assessing the damage this morning after a powerful tornado ripped through the town of hattiesburg. a storm chaser shot this. take a look at this. really dramatic video of the giant funnel cloud that was crossing the highway right there. it damaged parts of southern mississippi. >>> waiting for a tow. bad news for passengers aboard carnival cruiseship's "triumph." it is
he made a statement this morning at the vatican. "after having repeatedly examined my con vens before god, i have come to the certainty that my strengths due to an advanced age are no longer suited to an adequate exercise of the petrine ministry." last day is february 28th. pope benedict will be 86 in april. the last pope to resign was in 1415, 600 years ago. >> we listened to a live press conference from the vatican, in which we didn't get more answers about exactly why. what...
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the vatican holds some of europe's most important art work. in 2011, it took in $308 million in revenue. those are the latest numbers we have. it spent more than that. it spent $326 million. the holy see gets a big chunk of its revenues from the museums that take in about 5 million visitors a year. now, the pope's office also takes in contributions to fund charitable projects that the pope designates. in 2011, the pope received $66 million in those types of contributions. but the big money is how much the faithful contribute. and to figure that out is anybody's guess. >> i think it is fair to assume that the catholic church as a business is probably the richest business in the world because of land holdings, because of the art. what price do you put on the sistine chapel? >> good question, brooke. what price do you put on the sistine chapel and how much money comes into the church? it is very typical, brooke, to not know that about religious organizations. for all those conspiracy theorists out there who think it is a peculiarity of the cathol
the vatican holds some of europe's most important art work. in 2011, it took in $308 million in revenue. those are the latest numbers we have. it spent more than that. it spent $326 million. the holy see gets a big chunk of its revenues from the museums that take in about 5 million visitors a year. now, the pope's office also takes in contributions to fund charitable projects that the pope designates. in 2011, the pope received $66 million in those types of contributions. but the big money is...
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john allen is cnn senior vatican analyst and joins us now live from vatican city. john, decisions are not make at the vatican it in a day or even in the any len ymillennium. should we read more into this? it seems so sudden. >> in one accepts it seems so sudden in that the vatican would give us no indication whatsoever that this decision would be coming down the pike today. we've been led to believe that this was a personal decision that was not widely shared inside the corridors of the vatican. even senior officials here were taken off guard and stunned by. i can tell you personally, carol, i was scheduled to have lunch today with a senior vatican official who had to scramble just asdy to respond to this breaking news because he, too, had no inkling that it was coming. on another level, it's not so surprising if we consider that two years ago benedict xvi gave an interview in which the issue of papal resignation came up. he indicated not only a pope could resign under church law, but there could be an obligation if he felt he wasn't up to the job. so it's not the
john allen is cnn senior vatican analyst and joins us now live from vatican city. john, decisions are not make at the vatican it in a day or even in the any len ymillennium. should we read more into this? it seems so sudden. >> in one accepts it seems so sudden in that the vatican would give us no indication whatsoever that this decision would be coming down the pike today. we've been led to believe that this was a personal decision that was not widely shared inside the corridors of the...
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but, you know, the vatican butler scandal, the sex scandals, protesters in st. peter's square, you know, things like that that have really marked the last several years, i think, are going to be remembered by a lot of people when they come to st. peter's square, to look at the smoke and see who has replaced him. those will be the marks and scars on this papacy. >> appreciate you being with us. thank you. >>> there's a lot more happening tonight. while the northeast is digging out from the blizzard, here's what the southeast was dealing with this weekend. take a look at these images. more than a dozen tornadoes tore across mississippi and alabama. seven counties took the brunt of it. we'll show you how bad it is just ahead. >>> later, inside the raid that killed osama bin laden. the navy s.e.a.l. who claims he made the fatal shot is speaking out for the first time in an exclusive interview with "esquire." he said he's been hung out to dry by the military. phil braunstein, who landed the interview, joins me ahead. [ anouncer ] ihop is in time square to compare new
but, you know, the vatican butler scandal, the sex scandals, protesters in st. peter's square, you know, things like that that have really marked the last several years, i think, are going to be remembered by a lot of people when they come to st. peter's square, to look at the smoke and see who has replaced him. those will be the marks and scars on this papacy. >> appreciate you being with us. thank you. >>> there's a lot more happening tonight. while the northeast is digging out...
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there was a vatican scandal that included the arrest of his own butler. there was a kind of chronic inabout to get the trains to run on time. >> barbara, what do you think? >> obviously, john is much better to speak about the ideology than i am, but i think he also will be remembered by the scandals. even going to the american nuns and clamping down on them. there are a lot of people who may not be unhappy to see a change in the vatican. the vatican butler scandal, the sex skancandal, protesters in s peter's square. it seems like that has really marked the last several years, i think, are going to be remembered by a lot of people when they come to st. peter's square to see the smoke and see who has replaced him. >> appreciate you being with us. thank you. >> there's a lot more happening tonight. while the northeast is digging out from the blizzard, here's what the southeast was dealing with this weekend. take a look at these images. more than a dozen tornadoes tore across mississippi and alabama. seven counties took the brunt of it. we'll show you how bad
there was a vatican scandal that included the arrest of his own butler. there was a kind of chronic inabout to get the trains to run on time. >> barbara, what do you think? >> obviously, john is much better to speak about the ideology than i am, but i think he also will be remembered by the scandals. even going to the american nuns and clamping down on them. there are a lot of people who may not be unhappy to see a change in the vatican. the vatican butler scandal, the sex...
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senior vatican analyst john allen and the reverend thomas reis, author of inside the vatican. john, i want to start with you. very historic, hasn't happened in 600 years. what is the significance to the church? >> reporter: well, suzanne, the significance is enormous, the pope is considered by catholics to be the vicar of christ on earth. the successor of peter, the unquestioned leader of the 1.2 billion strong catholic community around the world. benedict has done everything he can to send signals of stability and continuity here, that is the indication that there will be a regular conclave to elect the next pope and that the next pope will enjoy his full support and so on. nevertheless, these moments of transition are jarring to catholics. you remember of course the anxiety millions of catholics around the world felt when john paul ii died in 2005. in some ways this transition creates the same sense of crossroads, the same set of question marks about the future of the church, that we experienced and lived through seven years ago. >> sure. john, being a roman catholic myself,
senior vatican analyst john allen and the reverend thomas reis, author of inside the vatican. john, i want to start with you. very historic, hasn't happened in 600 years. what is the significance to the church? >> reporter: well, suzanne, the significance is enormous, the pope is considered by catholics to be the vicar of christ on earth. the successor of peter, the unquestioned leader of the 1.2 billion strong catholic community around the world. benedict has done everything he can to...
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she is one of two journalists who have reported on allegations of vatican corruption and blackmail, of gay clergy members by male prostitutes. damning headlines in "the rome daily," "sex and blackmailed careers are behind benedict xvi's resignation. compromised perhaps to senior levels, says a writer for "the newsweekly panorama." cardinals? >> si, cardinals. >> reporter: the details allegedly contained in a secret dossier prepared by three cardinals containing leaked and highly sensitive vatican documents. he says he believes attempts by pope benedict at reform were stymied every step of the way by the church's secretive bureaucracy. "in these eight years the pope has repeatedly made calls to stop the divisions," he says, "to end the struggles and to have more transparency, but these calls were not heeded." vatican officials have strongly denied these claims, but it would be hard to deny the catholic hierarchy is in crisis. the latest blow, the resignation of cardinal keith o'brien who stepped down as archbishop of scotland amid allegations of inappropriate acts with four trainee prie
she is one of two journalists who have reported on allegations of vatican corruption and blackmail, of gay clergy members by male prostitutes. damning headlines in "the rome daily," "sex and blackmailed careers are behind benedict xvi's resignation. compromised perhaps to senior levels, says a writer for "the newsweekly panorama." cardinals? >> si, cardinals. >> reporter: the details allegedly contained in a secret dossier prepared by three cardinals...
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there is a feeling of being really under siege here by the vatican. there's a feeling of being beleaguered. there's a feeling that we're all focusing far too much on these scandals. and there isn't a feeling that we just need to get this out in the open and staunch this wound, if you like. and certainly today you had victims' groups, victims who came over here and had a press conference and laid out what they would like the vatican to do to finally make this a fully transparent, accountable and for it to go away and certainly for the next pope to really start making the whole vatican accountable for all this. but they have really, really lashed out at all of us and accused us -- well, some of us anyway, of trying to influence the next conclave and the election. but it's kind of strange that kind of accusation. >> it's interesting, robert, because the accusation by some church officials that the media is focusing too much on this, i don't think the media has focused much on this at all over the years. if you report on this a lot, frankly, people kind o
there is a feeling of being really under siege here by the vatican. there's a feeling of being beleaguered. there's a feeling that we're all focusing far too much on these scandals. and there isn't a feeling that we just need to get this out in the open and staunch this wound, if you like. and certainly today you had victims' groups, victims who came over here and had a press conference and laid out what they would like the vatican to do to finally make this a fully transparent, accountable and...
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. >>> vatican city, learning more about the future and what it holds for pope benedict xvi, final week cloud by scandal. >> the dow rallying from yesterday's big loss but not so for world markets. italy's election causing uncertainty. the government, europe's third largest economy, facing a deadlock. >>> egypt, tourists flying high above ancient egyptian sites plunging to their deaths when a hot air balloon explodes and crashes. >> 18 people have died. the local government has banned all other hot air balloon flights for now. it happened in luxor. the latest on the investigation. >> ian, let's start with what the theory is at the moment. there are reports of a gas cylinder exploding. describe what you've heard. >> reporter: well, michael, that's exactly what ware we're hearing. an the 1,000 feet a gas canister on the balloon exploded sending the balloon tumbling towards the ground. this comes from multiple reported from eyewitnesses. also eyewitness accounts that people were jumping out of the balloon as it tumbled toward the earth. right now we're hearing 19 people have been killed. t
. >>> vatican city, learning more about the future and what it holds for pope benedict xvi, final week cloud by scandal. >> the dow rallying from yesterday's big loss but not so for world markets. italy's election causing uncertainty. the government, europe's third largest economy, facing a deadlock. >>> egypt, tourists flying high above ancient egyptian sites plunging to their deaths when a hot air balloon explodes and crashes. >> 18 people have died. the local...
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vatican citing age. developing details on what this means for the vatican, catholic church as a whole. and what is happening in southern mississippi when a twister tore through. major damage to tell you about there. look at the pictures. then, "snl" has fun with the super bowl power outage, listen. >> i have no new information, back to you, j.b.. >> back to you, steve. >> you can't back to you me, i just back to you youed, back to you. , i take scottrade's free, in-branch seminars... plus, their live webinars. i use daily market commentary to improve my strategy. and my local scottrade office guides my learning every step of the way. because they know i don't trade like everybody. i trade like me. i'm with scottrade. (announcer) scottrade... ranked "highest in customer loyalty for brokerage and investment companies." it's delicious. so now we've turned her toffee into a business. my goal was to take an idea and make it happen. i'm janet long and i formed my toffee company through legalzoom. i never reall
vatican citing age. developing details on what this means for the vatican, catholic church as a whole. and what is happening in southern mississippi when a twister tore through. major damage to tell you about there. look at the pictures. then, "snl" has fun with the super bowl power outage, listen. >> i have no new information, back to you, j.b.. >> back to you, steve. >> you can't back to you me, i just back to you youed, back to you. , i take scottrade's free,...
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ben wedeman, cnn, rome. >> so let's bring in our senior vatican analyst john allen. just so many ugly things coming out. how can they possibly choose someone who's untainted to be the new pope? >> carol, i think you put your finger on it. prior to the scandals erupted, the cardinals had a long checklist of things they were looking for in terms of the new pope. somebody who could take the church's message to the world, somebody who could inspire faith among the 1.2 billion catholics around the world, but in the wake of everything's that's happened in the last 72 hours or so, quite clearly a new item on the list, which is they want to pick somebody who's got clean hands, who is not carrying baggage. >> i'm not kidding about that. >> unfortunately, among the 115 people that are going to be in the sistine chapel, there aren't going to be any nuns, carol. that's the problem. >> john allen reporting live from the vatican this morning. >>> let's head to washington, where the clock is ticking and the hopes of avoiding forced spending cuts are fading fast. the white house tur
ben wedeman, cnn, rome. >> so let's bring in our senior vatican analyst john allen. just so many ugly things coming out. how can they possibly choose someone who's untainted to be the new pope? >> carol, i think you put your finger on it. prior to the scandals erupted, the cardinals had a long checklist of things they were looking for in terms of the new pope. somebody who could take the church's message to the world, somebody who could inspire faith among the 1.2 billion catholics...
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i talked to cnn senior vatican analyst john allen about the vatican's response. >> well, fredricka, at least we can confirm the pr level of things. what this does is gives the story legs. when this story first broke, charges of this shadowy gay lobby inside the vatican, openly gay, first blush, a lot of people had, chalk this up to typical italian mellow drama and take with a grain of salt. but among other things in the media may be in on an effort to influence the election of a new pope. what the vatican has done is insure this story is going to be with us for a while. >> and will it influence the selection of the pope? >> well, i think it will. not necessarily the notion that there is some kind of secret gay conspiracy inside the vatican. but i think what this has done is that it has cemented a conviction among many cardinals and some inside the vatican itself. it displaces long overdue for a serious housecleaning. and so i think what it will do is put many cardinals in a place where they'll be looking for a pope who can take the reins of governance in his own hands and push through
i talked to cnn senior vatican analyst john allen about the vatican's response. >> well, fredricka, at least we can confirm the pr level of things. what this does is gives the story legs. when this story first broke, charges of this shadowy gay lobby inside the vatican, openly gay, first blush, a lot of people had, chalk this up to typical italian mellow drama and take with a grain of salt. but among other things in the media may be in on an effort to influence the election of a new pope....
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joining me is our senior vatican analyst john allen. good morning, john. >> reporter: carol, good to be with us. >> so the replacement of the pope's pacemaker had nothing to do with his resignation? kind of hard to believe. >> reporter: nothing may be overselling it. there was no indication the pope was having eminent heart problems but obviously he himself had suggested that his age and diminishing strength and concerns about his long-term health were in the mix year, and his heart problems undoubtedly part of that. friends who worked with then cardinal joseph ratzinger in the vatican knew that but prior to that no one knew. popes don't face the same pressure to reveal medical records ads presidents or presidential candidates and i would suggest that today's revelation may well add some pressure that some cardinals are already feeling to be more concerned about potential health problems of men that may be considering to succeed benedict xvi. >> john allen reporting live from the vatican. >>> today in chicago two gang members are due in
joining me is our senior vatican analyst john allen. good morning, john. >> reporter: carol, good to be with us. >> so the replacement of the pope's pacemaker had nothing to do with his resignation? kind of hard to believe. >> reporter: nothing may be overselling it. there was no indication the pope was having eminent heart problems but obviously he himself had suggested that his age and diminishing strength and concerns about his long-term health were in the mix year, and his...